James R. Carroll | Hemp, the great political unifier

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Feb. 17, 2013

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What do Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and former Green Party and independent presidential candidate; Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; and Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., have in common?

Hemp.

All three want the crop's production legalized. So do the chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and his colleague, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. And put Rep. John Yarmuth, D-3rd District, in the "legalize hemp" corner, along with Rep. Thomas Massie, R-4th District. ...